Tag: Bronte Barratt

2014 Australian Trials SwimFan Week – Queensland

Mar 17, 2014

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Another week of awesome videos from Swimming Australia, as lead-up to theÂ 2014 Australian Swimming Championships TrialsÂ in Brisbane, Tuesday 1 â€“ Sunday 6 April 2014. Monday Memory Featuring Brittany Elmslie, Grant Irvine, Ned McKendry, Katie Goldman, Maddie Wilson, Maddie Elliott, Bronte Barratt
Meet the Australian swim stars, 18-21 years and 21+

Apr 26, 2013

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Australian swimmers introducing themselves 18-21 years 21+
London 2012 day 4 finals: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian in history

Jul 31, 2012

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Another historic day at the London 2012 Olympics, Michael Phelps winning his 15th Olympic gold medal and 19 medals in total, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever. This after demonstrating true statesmanship at the 200 butterfly ceremony, applauding South Africa’s Chad Le Clos for out-touching him from what could have been his historic 3rd individual…
London 2012 day 3 finals: Grevers and Ye posts Olympic Records

Jul 31, 2012

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At the London 2012 Olympic swimming finals yesterday evening, USA took 1 and 2 in the men’s 100 backstroke, Matt Grevers way ahead cloking a new Olympic Record of 52.16, Nick Thoman 2nd in 52.92 and Japan’s Ryosuke Irie 3rd in 52.97. Lithuania’s 15-year-old Ruta Meilutyte charged ahead and held on to a 1:05.47 gold…
Nick D’Arcy qualifies for Olympics on 4th day of Australian Trials

Mar 18, 2012

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Midway through the Australian Olympic Trials, Stephanie Rice qualified for a second Olympic event with a win in the women’s 200 IM, 2:09.28 ahead of also qualifying Alicia Coutts in 2:09.83. In the men’s 200 butterfly, Nick D’Arcy qualified in 1:54.71, bettering Michael Phelps’ world’s best time this year of 1:55.32, with Christopher Wright also…
Kylie Palmer sets Australian record on 2nd night of Australian Trials

Mar 16, 2012

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Kylie Palmer managed an impressive 4:03.40 win and Australian national record in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Austrial Olympic Trials today, qualifying for the Olympics along with Bronte Barratt in 4:05.74. In the 100 butterfly, Alicia Coutts and Jessicah Schipper qualiftied in 57.59 and 57.88 respectively, and in the men’s 100 breaststroke, Christian Sprenger…
Kylie Palmer sets Aussie record in the 200 freestyle

Apr 4, 2011

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Kylie Palmer knocked out the national record in the women’s 200 free today at the Australian Long Course Nationals, in a touch-out triumph over now-former record holder Bronte Barratt, 1:55.73 to 1:55.74. Both swimmers eclipsed Barratt’s 2008 record of 1:56.60 also matched by Stephanie Rice in 2008. The quality was sky-high in Sydney, with Palmer…